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Monday, 8 October 2018

Welcome to today's post, I am taking part in a 31 day blog challenge where I post everyday in October. I love creating challenges for myself and joining ones by others. My challenge for the rest of the month is to reflect on some of the series I created for myself and inspiration that I have taken away.

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Today I am going to be finishing off talking about Art Journals, there is so much more to say, check out some of the Art Journals that were created as part of the series.

So yesterday I shared with you about how I got started art journalling, and examples of the videos on the series. It is so fulfilling creating an art journal from scratch, and you can make it to your own specifications. I have art journals of every size and one of my favorite sizes are B6, it is a bit wider than A5, can fit in the average size bag and I find them handy to carry around. I also created some really small ones that I call Capturing Moments Journals, these are a no sew mini journal that again is easy to put in the bag and capture snippets of inspiration, drawings or anything that you want to take note of.

One of the other things that I was able to do while art journaling is to teach. The more I put in, the more I was able to give and I love sharing techniques and my 'Ah ha' moments.

Some people are in a place where they are just finding their style and need encouragement to keep going and over time they find the kind of art they like to produce. I also find that some want to take away techniques that they can apply to what they already know, some will run with it or leave it, but it is all part of growing and finding your style as an artist.

I started teaching online in 2015 - one of my first teaching courses was My Color is Beautiful Art it was great to have been selected alongside so many inspiring artists, and though nervous I stepped up to the challenge and said yes, and haven't looked back since.

And I kept going over the years, learning techniques, finding inspiration from other artists, there is still so much to learn, techniques and materials to try and each year teaching and getting involved with developing courses and creating content for Art Journal Lessons.

BadAss Art Journal hosted by Tiare Smith, is one of my most recent classes that I have taught on and have been involved over the past 3 years. The 2018, the sessions are still available as a self directed course until the end of the year.

I have had some amazing experiences working with art journals and teaching, when I look back to where I started I realize just how far you have come. I never would have thought that I would be teaching or creating my own art journal tools and it has taken discipline and perseverance and a joy for experimenting and playing.

Tomorrow I will be changing the topic to something that is close to my heart and is the Dementia Carers Stories that I did on the blog. I hope during this month you find some time to challenge, be creative and stretch yourself.

Why not join me each day for the rest of October as we dive into to some exciting challenges and look at ways in which they can impact on your own life.

I look forward to seeing you tomorrow, it is never too late to start! There are many things that I learnt on my journey as a carer and I hope that you find some useful information for someone you know who is looking after a loved one. The main thing in any challenge is to take one step at a time and do something that you find interesting and inspiring.

Stay blessed and be a blessing.

Ps: If you are on a budget and would like to check out some gardening supplies/books at a discounted price, check out one of the links below:

Art supplies

Blick

We are all a piece of the greater puzzle

Realityarts - Creativity Book Shop - Some really great titles for you to dive in

Creative Resources

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